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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the sailor from that dumps Bucket's remains in Chapter 22?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Syria.
(c) North Korea.
(d) France.

2. Who is the American president that appears at the luncheon in Chapter 23?
(a) Richard Nixon.
(b) Lyndon B. Johnson.
(c) Gerald Ford.
(d) John F. Kennedy.

3. How much money has the sailor been paid for dumping Bucket's remains in Chapter 22?
(a) 800 crowns.
(b) 1,000 crowns.
(c) 300 crowns.
(d) 50 crowns.

4. Why has Allan exploded his cottage in the end of the novel?
(a) To kill a professor.
(b) To kill his father.
(c) To kill a cat.
(d) To kill a fox.

5. Where does Allan live with Amanda in the Epilogue?
(a) Spain.
(b) Bali.
(c) Venice.
(d) France.

6. In what year does the narrator describe the Balinese volcano eruption in Chapter 23?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1955.

7. Where is Bucket's wallet and identification discovered in Chapter 22?
(a) Djibouti.
(b) Iraq.
(c) Pakistan.
(d) Iran.

8. Where was Jonas Jonasson born?
(a) Hälleforsnäs.
(b) Malmköping.
(c) Växjö.
(d) Uppsala.

9. In what year does Chapter 18 begin?
(a) 1944.
(b) 1953.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1959.

10. During what years is Chapter 20 set?
(a) 1953-1968.
(b) 1970-1971.
(c) 1949-1950.
(d) 1962-1964.

11. What business does Herbert embark on after he has married in Chapter 20?
(a) A chemical company.
(b) An English school.
(c) A driving school.
(d) A butcher shop.

12. What Swedish tabloid toys with "the idea of using Tarot cards to help them home in on Allan’s whereabouts" in Chapter 19?
(a) The Mirror.
(b) The Express.
(c) The Sun.
(d) The Daily.

13. How old is Allan after he's spent fifteen years in Bali in Chapter 20?
(a) 63.
(b) 69.
(c) 59.
(d) 66.

14. When was Claude Pennant born?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1928.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1936.

15. Where does the chauffeur drive Allan to meet his potential employer in Chapter 16?
(a) Dalarö.
(b) Växjö.
(c) Åseda.
(d) Braås.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what field of study does Herbert's wife get a degree in Chapter 20?

2. Who is the composer of the aria "Nessun Dorma" from the opera Turandot?

3. Who is the president of France in Chapter 23?

4. How many languages did 11-year-old Claude Pennant speak when his family arrived in the Soviet Union?

5. Who is the deputy chief of police in Jönköping that Chief Inspector Aronsson has gotten a lead from in Chapter 17?

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